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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed picks UoN graduate as Kenyan envoy

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has picked Mr Meles Alem as Ethiopia’s next ambassador to Kenya.
He replaces Dina Mufti Sid, who has been redeployed to Egypt in the same capacity.

An alumnus of the University of Nairobi, Mr Alem previously served as
head of diaspora affairs at the embassy in Nairobi between 2011 and
2015.
It is during this time that he enrolled and graduated with a Masters
degree from the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies in
2015.

An elated Mr Alem told the Nation from Addis Ababa on Monday that he was
grateful to the Ethiopian government for his appointment and said he
will work hard to strengthen and deepen ties with Nairobi when he
formally takes over.

“The relationship between the countries is exemplary in the region and
my task will be to strengthen and deepen these ties further,” he said.
Describing Kenyans and Ethiopians as one people living into two
different places, the incoming envoy said they have a lot in common
because of strong historical ties stretching back to the regime of
presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Haile Selassie.“It is this passion that I
will bring to Kenya when I finally take over.”​https://www.geezgo.com/sps/52770